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  • 51wan —    a unit of quantity in China equal to 10 000. In Chinese, the wan is used much as the thousand is used in the West, as a basic unit for large quantities.    Thus 100 000 is 10 wan, and 1 000 000 is 100 wan. However, as in the case of the Greek… …

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  • 52Wan — Win Win, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel.… …

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  • 53Wan'an — Lage von Wan an (rot) im Verwaltungsgebiet von Ji an (gelb) in Jiangxi Der Kreis Wan an (万安县) ist ein Kreis, der zum Verwaltungsgebiet der bezirksfreien Stadt Ji an im mittleren Süden der chinesischen Provinz Jiangxi gehört. Er hat eine Fläche… …

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  • 54wan — [[t]wɒ̱n[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as wan, you mean that they look pale and tired. [LITERARY] He looked wan and tired... All she could manage was a thin, wan smile. Syn: washed out Derived words: wanly ADV GRADED usu ADV after v… …

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  • 55wan — adjective 1) she looked so wan and frail Syn: pale, pallid, ashen, white, gray; anemic, colorless, bloodless, waxen, chalky, pasty, peaked, sickly, washed out, drained, drawn, ghostly …

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  • 56wan — [wɒn] adj 1) someone who is wan looks very pale and weak because they are ill 2) a wan light is not bright …

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  • 57wan — I. adjective (wanner; wannest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wann dark, livid Date: 14th century 1. a. suggestive of poor health ; sickly, pallid b. lacking vitality ; feeble 2 …

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  • 58WAN — Глобальная вычислительная сеть, ГВС (англ. Wide Area Network, WAN) представляет собой компьютерную сеть, охватывающую большие территории и включающую в себя десятки и сотни тысяч компьютеров. ГВС служат для объединения разрозненных сетей так,… …

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  • 59wan — 1. adjective a) Pale, sickly looking. A wan expression b) Dim, faint. 2. verb want, want to …

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  • 60wan — adj. Wan is used with these nouns: ↑smile …

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